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Martin Luther King Jr had a dream. I feel confident that his dream was not watching two teams a combined 8-12 in their last ten games compete to prop up their rapidly fading dreams of first place in the Eastern Conference. Despite their recent swoons, these two teams have shown signs of regaining their ideal […]

After a bit of a lull (and a couple inexcusable losses), the Bulls begin a spate of high-profile, high-intensity showdowns against fellow Eastern Conference contenders to end the month of Friday night as they travel to the Capital and face off against John Wall and the Washington Wizards. While the continued stellar play of Jimmy […]

The Bulls host the struggling, comically inept Lakers on Christmas Day in what will surely be a merry night for all in red. Three years ago, these same two teams matched up on Christmas Day, in a sloppy, ugly game that nevertheless signalled the NBA’s renewal following the 2011 lockout. It ended with a game […]

Tonight marks the first meeting between the Bulls and Hawks since Jimmy Butler hit a game-winning three in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, leading Stacey King to call him “Jimmy Jordan.” The Bulls advanced to the Finals and… oh, whoops, that was just a preseason game. Funny thing is, at this point in […]

The Bulls look to string together consecutive home victories Friday night as they host the Northwest Division leading Trail Blazers. Fresh off a frankly dominant second half against Brooklyn, the Bulls (and more specifically Derrick Rose) look to establish a new level of consistently high play tonight as they host LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard and […]

Rip Hamilton was the Bulls starting shooting guard. Jimmy Butler had zero regular season minutes to his name. Chauncey Billups, Caron Butler and Kenyon Martin were all core rotation players for the Clippers. Derrick Rose had only missed six games in his NBA career. That’s how long it’s been since Rose and Chris Paul faced off […]

After a day off, the Bulls resume their tour through last year’s lottery teams from the Eastern Conference in about an hour against division “rival” Detroit. The Pistons start anew yet again this year, now with the esteemed Stan Van Gundy running the show on and off the court, trying to win more than 30 games […]

The on again/off again Derrick Rose saga (he hurt his ankles, he didn’t play for two games, then he played for one game, now he isn’t playing again) continues as the Bulls visit the hapless 76ers tonight. After long periods of relative ineffectiveness punctuated by occasional explosiveness, Rose ended up with nearly the same line […]

For as sick as Bulls fans are of the two questions that permeate every discussion of the franchise (1. Can Derrick Rose stay healthy? 2. Where will the ancillary playmaking come from even if he does?), Magic fans must be tired around the same talking points around their team as well. Since Dwight Howard got […]

The second cut is the deepest. Or something. Where the opener against New York was a first glimpse, tonight is an introduction, the home opener to the most hotly anticipated Bulls season since 2011 and the second and hopefully final return of Derrick Rose. Tonight’s opponent is one that we should get to know very […]